The Legend of Paul and Paula

Mar 14, 1973

1h 45m

★ 5.8

The controversial comedy from behind the iron curtain.

Overview

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''

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Cast

Paula

Angelica Domröse

Paul

Winfried Glatzeder

Die Schöne

Heidemarie Wenzel

Reifen-Saft

Fred Delmare

Professor

Rolf Ludwig

Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers

Käthe Reichel

Schießbudenbesitzer

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Schmidt

Frank-Otto Schenk

Kumpel

Dietmar Richter-Reinick

Freundin vom blonden Martin

Eva-Maria Hagen

Der blonde Martin

Jürgen Frohriep

Michael - Pauls Sohn

Robert Glatzeder

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